Contemplating.

Friday, September 26, 2014

Everything Forgotten Returns to the Circling Winds

"Remember what you have seen, because everything forgotten returns to the circling winds." - Navajo Wind ChantLife as they knew it, changed quickly. Strangely enough how folks earned a living changed drastically after 1937, and yet festivals and other celebrations in life continued, year after year.Have you heard about the Harvest Moon Festival?It's kind of a big thing up in the North Woods.Check this link out for an idea.

Winton was prosperous as a lumber town beginning in the 1880's. Story of the giant ancient white pine trees here. Following that iron ore deposits were detected.Stroll along through quaint little Winton that survived the ins and outs as well as they could in northern Minnesota.

The bunkhouse accomodated between 60 to 90 men who slept in rows of doubledecked wooden bunks. They had straw mattresses and each “jack” was issued two or three blankets. Bed, blankets and men were all infested with lice. In 1914, inspectors from the State Department of Labor and Industries observed that: “The conditions under which the men were housed...make it impossible for men to keep their bodies free from vermin.” Bedbugs were also plentiful.